- Hank the cat was rescued after getting stuck in a tree in Northeast D.C. for five days. [WTOP]
- Jimmie, perhaps the world’s oldest giraffe, died at a Maryland zoo. [WJLA]
- Virginia vaccinated more than 35,000 kids in the first week of the 5-11 year-old rollout. [Virginia Mercury]
- Backyard Band’s Big G now has his own beer. [WTOP]
- The Rock n Roll Marathon is happening in D.C. this Saturday. [WUSA 9]
- More than 10,000 Prince George’s County students are still learning virtually. [Post]
- Montgomery County schools will start using a new quarantine policy next week. [Bethesda Beat]
- No Kings Collective, the group that organized Red Eye Market, it putting on a three-day art show in D.C. this weekend. [Washingtonian]
- Here’s every weapon Capitol rioters are accused of carrying on Jan 6. [Buzzfeed]
- This morning’s rain should taper off by the afternoon, before chillier weather rolls in for the weekend. [CWG]
- ICYMI: D.C. has entered into an agreement with the federal government to improve conditions at D.C. Jail.
- ICYMI: A D.C. stakeboarding group is hosting an LGBTQ-friendly group skate in Shaw this Saturday.
- This Day in DCist: Georgetown graduate students voted to unionize.
Colleen Grablick